a biblioblog by Max Lee devoted to the study of the Apostle Paul and how he uses the Greco-Roman cultural traditions, language, categories, metaphors and lexicon of the ancient Mediterranean world to communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ to his Gentile churches. Every now and then, I might digress to share theological reflections, pastoral devotions, musings about the academic life, and just about anything related to the New Testament, early Christianity, or the church today

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

The Post-Screening Discussion of A Polite Bribe at SBL 2014

A week ago, I received an email from Robert Orlando, the director and producer of the movie documentary Apostle Paul - A Polite Bribe, informing me that the post-screening discussion between him, Ben Witherington, and Larry Hurtado is up on vimeo for public viewing. At the Society of Biblical Literature meeting in San Diego, there was a showing of the film to the scholarly community (on the evening of Nov. 22nd, 2014). The dialogue which took place afterwards can be found below:

APB Post Screening SD from A Polite Bribe on Vimeo. I have not watched all of it yet, but it looks good at first glance. Both Hurtado and Witherington are very judicious and thoughtful scholars, and we also get a glimpse into the motivations and aspirations which spurred Orlando to pursue this project, for the benefit of many. Here is also a link to my own blog review of the film.

Lastly, in case anyone wished the film had footnotes for where its ideas were originating from, Orlando has published a book version of his thesis through Wipf & Stock Publishers. Click the link above to purchase it through amazon. Enjoy!